1986 AFC Youth Championship

1986 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates1–10 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-upBahrain Bahrain
Third placeNorth Korea North Korea
Fourth placeQatar Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
1985
1988

The 1986 AFC Youth Championship was held from 1 to 10 December 1986 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tournament was won for the first time by Saudi Arabia in the finals against Bahrain.

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 6
 Qatar 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 4
 India 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
 Indonesia 3 0 1 2 1 11 −10 1
Qatar 3 – 0 Indonesia
Saudi Arabia 4 – 0 India

India 1 – 3 Qatar
Saudi Arabia 7 – 0 Indonesia

India 1 – 1 Indonesia
Saudi Arabia 2 – 1 Qatar

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 5
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 9 2 +7 3
 Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0


Bahrain 1 – 1 South Korea
Sri Lanka 0 – 3 North Korea

North Korea 0 – 1 Bahrain
Sri Lanka 0 – 8 South Korea

Bahrain 7 – 0 Sri Lanka
North Korea 1 – 0 South Korea

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 December
 
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
10 December
 
 North Korea0
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
8 December
 
 Bahrain0
 
 Bahrain2
 
 
 Qatar0
 
Third place
 
 
10 December
 
 
 North Korea1
 
 
 Qatar0

Semifinal

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Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 North Korea
Bahrain 2 – 0 Qatar

Third-place match

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North Korea 1 – 0 Qatar

Final

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Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 Bahrain

Winner

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 AFC Youth Championship 1986 winners 

Saudi Arabia
First title